Fig. 6From: Population aging and the historical development of intergenerational transfer systemsThe direction of flow for public transfers. Note: Head of arrows is average age of receiving benefit, and tail is average age of paying tax. Countries ranked within region by per capita GDP (ppp-adjusted, US$) in 2005. Regional averages are unweighted. Regions ranked by per capita GDP. Source: For National Transfer Accounts data, see ntaccounts.org. Average age and per capita calculations use United Nations Population Division (2013) population data for year of NTA age profileBack to article page